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Weeks after launching a new monthly pass for low-income riders, OC Transpo will be asked this week to create a single-use fare for people who fall below Statistics Canada’s low-income threshold.
Transit commission chairman Stephen Blais will introduce a motion at the commission’s meeting Wednesday asking staff to develop the new fare as part of the 2018 budget process, Mayor Jim Watson said in a memo Tuesday.
“Our goal is to continue to show that we can and will balance the competing demands of being an affordable city and a caring city,” the memo said.
Introducing a single-fare option is the “next logical step in the evolution of the EquiPass,” which was launched in March. More than 2,300 eligible residents have applied and been approved for the EquiPass. It is priced at $57 per month — a 50 per cent discount from the regular adult monthly pass.
The “EquiFare” or “EquiTarif” will be funded through the 2018 budget and implemented next year. The memo does not say what the single-use fare might cost. A cash fare is currently $3.40.
“These changes will help us reach ?our goal of expanding inclusive and equitable fares for eligible Ottawa residents,” the memo said.
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Transit commission chairman Stephen Blais will introduce a motion at the commission’s meeting Wednesday asking staff to develop the new fare as part of the 2018 budget process, Mayor Jim Watson said in a memo Tuesday.
“Our goal is to continue to show that we can and will balance the competing demands of being an affordable city and a caring city,” the memo said.
Introducing a single-fare option is the “next logical step in the evolution of the EquiPass,” which was launched in March. More than 2,300 eligible residents have applied and been approved for the EquiPass. It is priced at $57 per month — a 50 per cent discount from the regular adult monthly pass.
The “EquiFare” or “EquiTarif” will be funded through the 2018 budget and implemented next year. The memo does not say what the single-use fare might cost. A cash fare is currently $3.40.
“These changes will help us reach ?our goal of expanding inclusive and equitable fares for eligible Ottawa residents,” the memo said.
mpearson@postmedia.com
twitter.com/mpearson78
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